Download Greenstone

There are two major versions of the software: Greenstone2 and Greenstone3. Greenstone3 is under active development, and is recommended for download. We also provide maintenance releases for its forerunner, Greenstone2, which is widely used around the world. Greenstone3 is backwards compatible with Greenstone2 collections. If you are new to Greenstone we recommend downloading version 3. If you already have a Greenstone2 installation, you may choose between upgrading to the latest Greenstone2 release, or migrating to Greenstone3. The Librarian Interface in Greenstone3 includes a conversion tool to assist migrating collections.

Note: If you are unable to download the binary or package of your choice from SourceForge, drop us an email at the Greenstone mailing list with the requested version and we'll upload it for you at a more convenient location.

Latest Greenstone3 Distribution (3.09)

The main Greenstone3 download. Includes everything you need to create and host Greenstone3 collections. These are the binary releases for Greenstone3.09 for Windows, Linux and Mac. If you discover any problems, then please send us a message at greenstone-users @ list.waikato.ac.nz.

This is the distribution you want if you're going to run Greenstone3 under recent 32 bit or 64 bit Windows environment (that is, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 etc.)

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including the Tomcat web server and a pre-built demonstration collection) and to build new Greenstone collections. You can optionally choose to install ImageMagick (for Image processing) and GhostScript (for PostScript processing).

To install, simply download the file and double-click (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including the Tomcat web server) and to build new Greenstone collections. ImageMagick with JPEG2000 support is included, and can be optionally installed.

To install this distribution, download the file, make it executable and run it from the command line (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including the Tomcat web server) and to build new Greenstone collections. ImageMagick with JPEG2000 support is included, and can be optionally installed.

To install this distribution, download the file, make it executable and run it from the command line (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution is meant for Mac Intel OS versions 10.13 (High Sierra) and 10.14 (Mojave) and contains dynamically linked binaries built on MacOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra) running on the Intel platform. It has been tested largely on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and somewhat on 10.13.6 (High Sierra). Although untested on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra), this binary may work on Mac Sierra machines too.

This binary includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including 2 pre-built demonstration collections) and to build Greenstone collections. You can optionally choose to install ImageMagick (for Image processing) and GhostScript (for PostScript processing).

To install this distribution, download the dmg file, mount it and execute the installer bundle inside and follow the instructions. (For more detailed installation instructions, see the Release Notes.)

This contains just the source code, which can be added to a binary installation of Greenstone3. Extract this zip/tar.gz file into the root of your Greenstone installation. For Linux/Mac, use the tar.gz version as the zip version doesn't preserve all the necessary file permissions. You can then compile your installation of Greenstone. See the Release Notes for more information.

Greenstone can no longer be installed on 16 bit Windows (that is, Windows 3.1/3.11). However collections that have been exported to CD will still run on these systems.

Using this distribution both the web library and local library are installed (click here for a description of the differences between the "local library" and the "web library"). GLI will use the local library by default. To get GLI to use the web library, rename server.exe in the Greenstone2 directory to something else.

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including a pre-built demonstration collection) and to build new Greenstone collections. You can optionally choose to install ImageMagick (for Image processing) and GhostScript (for PostScript processing).

The Windows release includes the Apache web server in addition to the local library web server for Windows.

To install, simply download the file and double-click (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including the Apache web server) and to build new Greenstone collections. ImageMagick with JPEG2000 support is included, and can be optionally installed.

To install this distribution, download the file, make it executable and run it from the command line (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including the Apache web server) and to build new Greenstone collections. ImageMagick with JPEG2000 support is included, and can be optionally installed.

To install this distribution, download the file, make it executable and run it from the command line (see the Release Notes for more detailed installation instructions).

This distribution is meant for Mac Intel 10.11 and contains dynamically linked binaries built and tested on MacOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) running on the Intel platform. Although untested on Mac Yosemite (10.10) and Mac Maverick (10.9), this may be first Mac 2.87 binary for you to try if you're attempting to install and use 2.87 on those MacOS versions. We've also not tested any binaries on Mac Sierra and High Sierra (10.12, 10.13), but you could try the El Capitan binary on them to see if it installs and functions properly on them.

This binary includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including 2 pre-built demonstration collections) and to build Greenstone collections. You can optionally choose to install ImageMagick (for Image processing) and GhostScript (for PostScript processing).

To install this distribution, download the dmg file, mount it and execute the installer bundle inside and follow the instructions. (For more detailed installation instructions, see the Release Notes.)

This distribution, meant for those using Mac Intel 10.8 Mountain Lion (it is untested on Mac Lion, 10.7, but may be compatible), contains dynamically linked binaries built for MacOS 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion) running on the Intel platform.

The Mountain Lion binary includes everything you need to run Greenstone (including a pre-built demonstration collection) and to build Greenstone collections. You can optionally choose to install ImageMagick (for Image processing) and GhostScript (for PostScript processing).

To install this distribution, download the dmg file, mount it and execute the installer bundle inside and follow the instructions. (For more detailed installation instructions, see the Release Notes.)

This contains just the source code, which can be added to a binary installation of Greenstone2. Extract this zip/tar.gz file into the root of your Greenstone installation. For Linux/Mac, use the tar.gz version as the zip version doesn't preserve all the necessary file permissions. You can then compile your installation of Greenstone. See the Release Notes for more information.

Nightly Release Snapshots and Release Candidates

Every night, Greenstone snapshot releases are automatically generated for Windows, Linux, and Mac. The latest stable versions are made available at our snapshots page. Release candidates may also be available there in the lead up to an official release.

Older Distributions and Packages

Recent releases are available through our sourceforge All Files page. Click "Old Releases" to see older releases. Please also see the releases page on the wiki.

There are several supporting packages that may help you to learn about greenstone. Please see the support page for more information.